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liáng used in 椋鳥|椋鸟[liáng niǎo]

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Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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树上有一只鸟。

Shù shàng yǒu yī zhī liáng niǎo.

There is a starling on the tree.

鸟在天空中飞翔。

Liáng niǎo zài tiānkōng zhōng fēixiáng.

The starling is flying in the sky.

那只鸟的歌声很美妙。

Nà zhī liáng niǎo de gēshēng hěn měimiào.

That starling's song is very beautiful.

早晨,鸟开始鸣叫。

Zǎochén, liáng niǎo kāishǐ míngjiào.

In the morning, starlings begin to sing.

鸟喜欢成群结队地飞行。

Liáng niǎo xǐhuān chéng qún jié duì de fēixíng.

Starlings like to fly in flocks.

与其他鸟类相比,鸟更为常见。

Yǔ qítā niǎolèi xiāng bǐ, liáng niǎo gèng wéi chángjiàn.

Compared to other birds, starlings are more common.

鸟迁徙时,它们会覆盖整个天空。

Dāng liáng niǎo qiānxǐ shí, tāmen huì fùgài zhěnggè tiānkōng.

When starlings migrate, they cover the entire sky.

科学家研究鸟的群体行为以理解自组织系统。

Kēxuéjiā yánjiū liáng niǎo de qúntǐ xíngwéi yǐ lǐjiě zì zǔzhī xìtǒng.

Scientists study the flocking behavior of starlings to understand self-organizing systems.